| Artery: Infrahyoid branch of superior thyroid artery |
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| Superficial dissection of the right side of the neck, showing the carotid and subclavian arteries. |
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| The internal carotid and vertebral arteries. Right side. |
| Latin |
ramus infrahyoideus arteriae thyroideae superioris |
| Gray's |
subject #144 552 |
The infrahyoid branch of superior thyroid artery (or hyoid) is small and runs along the lower border of the hyoid bone beneath the Thyreohyoideus and anastomoses with the vessel of the opposite side.
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